Literary Salon

A Jew in Love. Philip Roth and R.B. Kitaj

26 January 2013

Program accompanying the special exhibition "R.B. Kitaj (1932-2007) Obsessions"

The figure of wanton puppeteer Mickey Sabbath in the novel "Sabbath’s Theater" by Philip Roth was modeled on his longtime friend and neighbor, but other characters in the author’s works also have elements of R.B. Kitaj. In some surprisingly delicate drawings, R.B. Kitaj in turn portrayed Philip Roth.

When

26 January 2013, 7:30 pm

Where

Old Building, second level, Great Hall

Admission

9 euros, reduced rate 7 euros

Contact

At the Literary Salon, the actor Hanns Zischler will read from
"Sabbath’s Theater," "The Human Stain" and other novels by Roth. Eckhart Gillen and Brian Crawford will discuss the special relationship between writer and artist, art and literature.